Difference between revisions of "Strange Relationship"
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|single image = [[File:sott.jpg|100px|link=Album: Sign O' The Times]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] </small> | |single image = [[File:sott.jpg|100px|link=Album: Sign O' The Times]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] </small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
| − | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 30|30 March | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 30|30 March 1987]] - [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] album |
|album(s) = [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]<br> | |album(s) = [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]<br> | ||
[[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] | [[Album: One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] | ||
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Initial tracking took place in Spring-Summer 1982 at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, along with several other tracks that would re-appear over the next several years. [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Lisa Coleman]] reworked the track heavily in Summer, 1985, adding sitar and other overdubs, most likely at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA. (the sitar sound is not a real sitar, but comes from the Fairlight CMI, a unit [[Prince]] did not have at the time, but was available at [[Sunset Sound]]. | Initial tracking took place in Spring-Summer 1982 at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, along with several other tracks that would re-appear over the next several years. [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Lisa Coleman]] reworked the track heavily in Summer, 1985, adding sitar and other overdubs, most likely at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA. (the sitar sound is not a real sitar, but comes from the Fairlight CMI, a unit [[Prince]] did not have at the time, but was available at [[Sunset Sound]]. | ||
| − | This version was included as the seventh track on a late April 1986 configuration of [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]], and as the album expanded, it was included as the sixth track on the first disc on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June | + | This version was included as the seventh track on a late April 1986 configuration of [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]], and as the album expanded, it was included as the sixth track on the first disc on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June 1986]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1986]] configurations. |
| − | When [[Prince and the Revolution|the Revolution]] disbanded, [[Prince]] remixed the song at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA, to minimize [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Lisa Coleman]]'s involvement. [[Eric Leeds]] recorded a baritone saxophone part, but [[Prince]] removed it from the final mix, which was included as the third track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 5|5 November | + | When [[Prince and the Revolution|the Revolution]] disbanded, [[Prince]] remixed the song at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA, to minimize [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Lisa Coleman]]'s involvement. [[Eric Leeds]] recorded a baritone saxophone part, but [[Prince]] removed it from the final mix, which was included as the third track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 5|5 November 1986]] configuration of the [[Album: Camille|Camille]] album (to be credited to [[Alias: Camille|Camille]]). |
| − | A few weeks later, it was included as the sixth track on the second disc of the triple-album [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 30|30 November | + | A few weeks later, it was included as the sixth track on the second disc of the triple-album [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 30|30 November 1986]] configuration, which was eventually pared down and became [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]. |
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| − | |date = Late October - early November | + | |date = Late October - early November 1986 |
|studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
|additional info = Remix and recording of discarded baritone saxophone part | |additional info = Remix and recording of discarded baritone saxophone part | ||
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|3= [[NPG Music Club]] .wma download | |3= [[NPG Music Club]] .wma download | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
| − | |5= [[21_March | + | |5= [[21_March 1987|21 March 1987, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]]; edited from full live version |
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|3= [[Single: One Nite Alone... Live EP|One Nite Alone... Live EP]] promo | |3= [[Single: One Nite Alone... Live EP|One Nite Alone... Live EP]] promo | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
| − | |5= [[11_March | + | |5= [[11_March 2002|11 March 2002, Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN, USA]]; longer version than below; begins with spoken intro from previous song, slightly longer audience noise at end without spoken transition |
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|3= [[Album: One_Nite_Alone..._Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] | |3= [[Album: One_Nite_Alone..._Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]] | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
| − | |5= [[11_March | + | |5= [[11_March 2002|11 March 2002, Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN, USA]]; slightly alternate edit than above |
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|3= [[Single: Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas|Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas]] promo | |3= [[Single: Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas|Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas]] promo | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
| − | |5= [[15 December | + | |5= [[15 December 2002|15 December 2002, Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NV, USA]] |
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|3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 1]] VHS | |3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 1]] VHS | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
| − | |5= [[09_September | + | |5= [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany]] |
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|3= [[Home Video: Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas|Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas]] DVD | |3= [[Home Video: Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas|Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas]] DVD | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
| − | |5= [[15 December | + | |5= [[15 December 2002|15 December 2002, Aladdin Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, USA]] |
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|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
| − | |first live appearance = [[24 August | + | |first live appearance = [[24 August 1986|24 August 1986, New Morning, Paris, France]] |
|performed regularly on =[[Lovesexy Tour]] | |performed regularly on =[[Lovesexy Tour]] | ||
*[[One Nite Alone... Tour]] | *[[One Nite Alone... Tour]] | ||
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